🔶Binance and MiCA: What does this mean for Ukrainian users?
Friends, yesterday I shared an informative message AMA сесія with Binance regional director Kyrylo Khomyakov.
I know not everyone has enough free time, so here’s a quick overview:
✅For those in Ukraine If you are verified with Ukrainian documents and live in Ukraine, MiCA does not apply to you. You can continue to trade all products and stablecoins (including USDT) without restrictions.
🇪🇺 For Ukrainians in the EU If your account is registered with a European address, you fall under MiCA regulation. Check your email—Binance has sent details on what possible restrictions may apply in your country.
🔶Licensing in the EU Binance is actively working to obtain MiCA licensing. The terms depend on the regulator, and the company plans to clarify this question over the coming months.
💳Binance Card? Binance is already working on a new card specifically for Ukraine. We’re expecting launch this year. It will be virtual, with support for Apple/Google Pay and built-in cashback.
💰What about taxes? Binance does not automatically pass your data to the tax authorities. The company is not a tax agent, and user privacy remains a priority.
📜When will legalization happen in Ukraine? In all likelihood—mid-2027. The law will be similar to the European MiCA.
So, for the Ukrainian market—everything’s fine. Binance will continue to operate and prepare new products for our region #Regulation
- Poci9 delivered the most massive strike on Kropyvnytskyi (about 8 missiles), targeting transport infrastructure
- The situation around Sloviansk and Kramatorsk remains critical; experts urge strengthening defenses in these directions with experienced commanders, in particular Andrii Biletskyi
- In Ukraine, authorities plan to increase control over IT specialists’ deferments, and Ukrainians in the EU may start being checked for military service obligation when applying for protection
- Across the country, there was a large-scale disruption in the operation of payment terminals, which led to huge lines in supermarkets
- Germany has officially warned its citizens against traveling by Ukrainian railways ahead of August 24 due to the threat of
- In winter, scheduled gas supply may be introduced, and Ukrainian thermal power plants could be destroyed as early as November
- In the Poltava region, an earthquake with a magnitude of 2.4 was recorded
- In the United States, a scandal has erupted over a military plant worth $533 million that, over two years, produced not a single usable shell for Ukraine
- Empty shelves have been spotted in Kyiv supermarkets (“Silpo,” ATB, Novus) — there is a shortage of sugar, flour, oil, and grains
📌Ukraine -The Chongar railway bridge has been put out of service: satellite images confirm the collapse of a significant section, which halted transport between K p u M y and Kherson region -Successes of the SBU: “Alpha” special forces have, over the course of a month, eliminated almost 2,400 units of the enemy’s equipment -Attempt on Kyivstoner: in Poland, they detained a k i l l e r sent by the Russian Federation’s special services to eliminate the speaker -No ceasefires: Lavrov stated that the Russian Federation will not stop hostilities and will intensify strikes on infrastructure -Kursk region: the Russian Ministry of Defense confirmed the involvement of North Korea’s troops in the fighting
📌Geopolitics -Pini’s plans: according to NYT, the Kremlin aims to dismantle NATO and the EU by the end of 2026 and establish control over Moldova -Ambassador to the US: Zelensky still can’t find a candidate for the post due to the unpredictability of Trump’s policy -The US announced a “historic” economic isolation of Tehran
📌Other -Japan: Tokyo is preparing measures due to Pini’s visit to the occupied islands -Croatia is facing the largest forest fires in history -In Poznan, a woman was detained for aggression against Ukrainians
🔻$BTC dropped below $63,000 The main reasons are rising oil prices and the yield on US government bonds. Investors are now more afraid of inflation and are choosing less risky assets
🔴Market sentiment Right now, “fear” prevails (29 points out of 100) — people are selling more than they’re buying
⚖️Regulation In the US (SEC), an important meeting was canceled where new rules for cryptocurrencies were supposed to be approved. The reason is simple — the politicians went on recess without voting on the main law on digital assets
🛡️Security USDT — the most popular “digital dollar” — has, for the first time, passed a full financial audit (audit) by a major international company, KPMG. That’s really great, because now we know that every USDT is actually backed by assets, including gold ➖➖➖➖➖➖➖
Other: ➖The Norwegian government fund bought shares in a company that owns a large amount of Ethereum, gaining access to crypto via the official stock exchange
➖Companies that simply hold a lot of BTC in accounts (like MicroStrategy) can be removed from prestigious investment lists by MSCI because they “don’t conduct real business,” and only accumulate crypto
1. Peace plan: Ukraine has submitted new proposals to the United States on the peace process, which do not include concessions on Donbas
2. Aviation reinforcement: Polish MiG-29s will arrive in Ukraine in the coming weeks in exchange for Ukrainian drones and technologies
3. New threat: "Banderoles" struck Zhytomyr — hybrids of drones and missiles traveling at a speed that is difficult for air defenses to intercept
4. Temporary protection in the EU: Men aged 23–60 can no longer receive protection in Germany and other EU countries if they do not have the right to legally leave Ukraine
5. Espionage network: The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) detained 14 GRU agents who were collecting data on airfields from F-16 and Mirage 2000
6. Energy: Due to the lowering of the Danube, Romania for the first time in 23 years shut down a nuclear power plant and started importing electricity from Ukraine
7. RF President Putin.. visited the Kurils (Iturup Island) for the first time, prompting a strong protest from Japan
8. Exit from Iraq: The United States is ending its 23-year military presence in the country by September 30
9. Latin America: Pete Hegseth suggested military action against Cuba and said Russians would be expelled from Venezuela
10. NASA, during a broadcast, mistakenly showed Crimea as part of Russia
If you looked at the app and didn’t see a rocket—don’t be surprised, because the market still feels nauseous)
$BTC has been stuck for two months around $63,500 – $63,800
🔻Inflation in the US turned out exactly as everyone expected. That calmed the market, but it didn’t give a push to run and buy everything
🔻Psychology: Many people bought BTC earlier at a price around $68,700. Now they’re slightly in the red and are waiting for the price to come back so they can just break even. This creates strong resistance to growth
🔻In the market of «Fear» The «Fear and Greed» Index is 29 points out of 100. That means most investors are scared and more inclined to sell than to buy ━━━━━━━━━━━━
Interesting crypto news:
🍒Binance bStocks became the second most popular in the world in just two months. Now it’s even easier to invest in regular companies through crypto
🍒ETH: Big firm Fidelity wants to add «staking» for its investors in Ethereum so they can earn passive income.
🍒SOL: The well-known fund GSR currently holds more money in Solana than in BTC or ETH
🍒There was panic that Metaplanet sold BTC for $320 million. Actually, they just moved it to another wallet. Not a single coin was sold!
📌Ukraine -Νovorosiysk: Ukrainian drones caused an explosion at one of the largest ports P. Air defenses worked for over 5 hours; buildings and a bakery were damaged -In the 56th brigade, they do not rule out lowering the mobilization age to 21 -Zelensky reported the liberation of 745 sq. km and 26 villages in the Alexandrovsk direction since the beginning of the year -Oil pause: Kyiv paused explosions involving tankers after J. D. Vance’s appeal regarding the stability of global markets -P began purchasing gasoline in India -Evening in Ukraine: people observed a partial solar eclipse
📌USA -Trump заявил about full control over the Opмyзьkoя strait -The Department of Defense is preparing a record request for $1.5 trillion to ensure US leadership -On the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, numerous attempts at self-harm have been recorded due to crew exhaustion
📌Other -Tehran is shifting to an offensive doctrine under the guidance of Mojahtaba Khamenei -On training exercises in Germany, Ukrainian drone operators “tested” a U.S. armored brigade, demonstrating the advantage of modern tactics of small UAVs
➖$BTC within the range of $63,600 - $64,000 ➖Market cap - $2.19T ➖Fear/Greed Index - 38 ➖$175.22M liquidated in the last 24 hours
➖Gold and silver prices are actively rising. ➖Brent crude oil is trading near $90 per barrel ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
The entire financial world is waiting for fresh US inflation data to be released today
This is a “signal flare” for investors: if inflation is falling, markets may move higher
♦️Giants. Father Saylor said he plans to start buying BTC again by the end of the year. Even though the market is a bit “boring” right now, they’re confident that after a dip there’s always growth
🔸In the US, they’ve been talking about allowing reliable crypto companies to obtain banking licenses
🔸24/7: And as soon as this coming Friday, they may allow trading stocks around the clock ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
If you’re a beginner—don’t make sudden moves when there’s news about inflation; the market can be very unstable
📌Ukraine -Ukrainian UAVs hit and knocked out a logistics hub of Wildberries in Voronezh and an oil refinery in Komsomolsk-on-Amur -The night in Ukraine passed under ballistic and rocket strikes -The remains of the OUN founder Yevhen Konovalets will be returned to Ukraine -Zelensky warned about preparations for a new wave of mobilization in Russia this autumn -As of September 4, the NBU will put into circulation a 2000 UAH banknote
📌Middle East -U.S. helicopters attacked the tanker Vela Nova, which attempted to break through the sea blockade -Iran threatens strikes on the global power grid and the internet. The price of Brent oil rose to $89
📌Geopolitics -Sentences: A Syrian court sentenced Bašapa Acaдa to cTpaTu. At the same time, Lebanon became the first Arab country to officially abolish the cMeptNy punishment -Hungary elected a new president to move away from Orbán’s political course -Secret evacuation: Trump was covertly taken from Ankara in a cargo truck for catering due to the threat of an Iranian assassination attempt. To fool the intelligence services, he publicly got into his plane, but then he was secretly transferred to another aircraft using the catering truck
➖$BTC below $64,000. For several months, it hasn’t been able to break through $65–66k ➖$ETH around $1,880 ➖$XRP fell to $1.01
🔻Overall, the market lost about 2% of its value over the day ━━━━━━━━━━━━
🚩In the market: fear The Fear and Greed Index is 29–30 points. Most investors are afraid to buy right now and more often sell their assets
🚩Why is everything falling, and what does AI have to do with it? Big companies that used to invest only in BTC are now shifting their focus to AI (artificial intelligence)
For example, the large mining company Riot Platforms signed an agreement worth $9.1 billion to provide its compute power for AI development. Some firms are even stopping Bitcoin mining altogether because they want to build infrastructure for AI. Because of this, capital “flows” from crypto into another trendy area, which puts pressure on the BTC price
🔷BlackRock becomes more accessible The world’s largest investment company lowered the “entry ticket” for exchanging BTC in its fund (ETF) — from $25 million to $1 million. This will attract more professional mid-level investors ━━━━━━━━━━━━
So, the market is currently in a waiting mode. Big players have been distracted by artificial intelligence, while smaller ones are waiting for news from the US
📌Ukraine -Ukrainian drones hit and neutralized an oil refinery in Tyumen (over 2,000 km from the border) and Nizhnekamsk -GUR destroyed two S-400 installations and an “Orion” UAV command post with maritime drones -In the Chornobyl area, defense lines are being built in case of an offensive -Lockheed and Raytheon are blocking Patriot licensing in Ukraine, fearing competition from cheaper Ukrainian analogs -The NBU increased limits fourfold (up to 200,000 UAH) for purchasing non-cash currency and withdrawing cash
📌Middle East -Iran: Mojtaba Khamenei appointed new military leadership -Trump claims the US controls the Strait of Hormuz 100% -Syria: the US and the IAEA agreed on exporting uranium from the secret “Object 99”
📌Other -Colombia: a devastating earthquake struck the country (7.4 magnitude) -Beijing captured 97% of the humanoid robot market and opened a regular Arctic route to Europe -Serbia’s President Vučić predicts the start of “a much bigger war...” -Chinese spy components were found in British military drones
Friends, over the past week the crypto markets have noticeably revived
🔹$BTC above $65,000 (+4% for the week) 🔹Next key targets are $67,000 and $72,000
❗️Analysts: if we break through $67,000 — we fly even higher ━━━━━━━━━━━━━
🔶Big money is coming into crypto Into Bitcoin funds (ETFs) nearly $853 million has flowed in over the week — a record since April. A good sign: big players believe in growth
🔶What about other coins? - $ETH also moved up and is trading above $1,900 - $SOL became one of the growth leaders, +5% for the week - XRP is still lagging behind and even slightly lost in price
🔶Why is everything rising? In the US, data came out showing a weak labor market, so investors are hoping that rates won’t be raised anymore. Even though the Senate postponed an important crypto law until autumn, it couldn’t stop the rally — the market simply ignored the news
🔶Should you rush to buy? The “Fear and Greed” index is currently at 30 out of 100. This is the “fear” zone. That means investors are still cautious and there’s no mass euphoria in the market
So, the market is upbeat despite minor technical issues and delays in the laws. The main thing is to watch this Wednesday’s inflation news from the US.
📌Ukraine -The Odesa region suffered one of the largest attacks: over 70 “Shahed” drones and 20 rockets. The power plant and 7 substations were hit, leaving part of the city without electricity and electric public transport -Ukraine carried out a large drone strike on Belgorod -Protests against attacks on Ukrainians took place in 22 cities in Poland -In the capital’s markets “Silpo” and “Fora,” there may be a shortage of products due to the August 5 attack
📌US–Iran -The Pentagon demands an urgent increase in weapons production: Patriot missile stockpiles have fallen below 827 units -Trump allows for ending the conflict without nuclear threats/agreements if Iran fully unblocks the Strait of Hormuz
📌Geopolitics -The Meccan Pact: Egypt is joining a defensive alliance with Turkey and Saudi Arabia. Israel considers it a threat and strengthens ties with Cyprus and Greece -Syria: Moscow is reorganizing its bases at Khmeimim and Tartus together with Damascus to conduct training centers -Serbia’s President Vučić said he will not be anyone’s puppet (neither the West nor Moscow) and continues refusing to impose sanctions on the Kremlin despite pressure from European leaders -Peace plan rejected: Benjamin Netanyahu officially dismissed the proposed 15-point plan
📌Ukraine - Russians struck a shopping center in Pavlohrad - Overnight, Kyiv was attacked by 8 ballistic missiles; none were intercepted - Zelensky warned that Putin is preparing to close the borders and carry out a covert mobilization of 800,000 people - Ukraine will receive from Turkey: 70 ATACMS missiles, 12 M270 launchers, and 47,000 cluster munitions - Ukrainian drones hit oil refineries of Rosneft in Syzran and Krasnodar Krai. They also disabled the Volna Kupol jamming system - According to intelligence, between 30,000 and 50,000 North Korean troops are in Russia
📌Iran–USA - US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Dan Caine calls for de-escalation due to ammunition exhaustion - Meanwhile, Israel is preparing a unilateral strike against Iran if Washington chooses the diplomatic route
📌Other - Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan signed a defense agreement that provides for collective defense (similar to NATO’s Article 5). In the future, Egypt and Azerbaijan may join the alliance - Biden’s health: Biden’s son reported that his father’s cancer has metastasized to the bones, causing severe pain - Serbia, together with Israel, will open a drone factory in September